Thesaurus: supernumerary

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1. a. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
2. a. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense.
3. n. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
4. n. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
5. adj. more than is needed, desired, or required
6. n. a person serving no apparent function
7. n. a minor actor in crowd scenes
8. 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment. 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. Addison. 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated. 2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
9. j:100 n. a person serving no apparent function n. a minor actor in crowd scenes